ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) is a professional organization that was founded in 1894. Today, it has more than 51,000 members. ASHRAE has student chapters at academic institutions all over the world. SIUE Student Branch of ASHRAE was established in Fall 2010. Although it is a new chapter, it made a significant impact on the students, not only from Mechanical Engineering discipline, but also from other disciplines such as Civil Engineering and Construction. Prestigious engineers from the greater St. Louis area have been visiting SIUE as invited speakers, and sharing their experience and knowledge with engineering students since the activation of the SIUE Student Branch of ASHRAE.

Officers:
Kim Luebcke- President
Oliver Sliva – Vice President
Andrew Robinson – Secretary
Spencer Meinert – Treasurer
Colin Rupprecht – Publicity

Banquet 2/11 – from left to right: Kyle Mansfield (treasurer), Kim Luebcke (president), Dr. Celik (advisor), Oliver Sliva (vice president), Josh Baker (marketing), and Dr. Gu (department chair) pose in front of the SIUE-ASHRAE display at the 2011 School of Engineering awards banquet.

BakeSale 9/11 – From left to right: SIUE-ASHRAE officers Andrew Robinson (secretary), Spencer Mienert (treasurer), Colin Rupprecht (marketing), and Kim Luebcke (president) conducted a bake sale to raise money for the 2011/2012 school year.

Cheap Lunch 3/11 – SIUE-ASHRAE participates in the Cheap Lunch fundraiser in the Spring 2011 semester. From top left: Spencer Meinert, Andrew Robinson, Kyle Mansfield, Spencer Wallace, and Kim Luebcke.

Party 12/10 – SIUE-ASHRAE members gather at a holiday party co-hosted with EWB in the fall of 2010.